News and Advocacy

Groupon Taps CPAA President for Juneteeth #BlackLivesMatter Social Media Takeover

For the past couple weeks, Chicago based Groupon has handed over its social media audience of 22 million to African American entrepreneurs, activists, and leaders to amplify their voices during the

Dismantling Racism: How We Move Forward

Part III

In Part One of this series we looked at the origins of racism. In Part Two we analyzed several forms of racism with a focus on conditioned racism.

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Dismantling American Racism: A Primer

Part II: Racism Defined / How Racism Works

Part One of our primer on confronting American racism discussed the creation of racism.

CPAA Co-Sponsors Gubernatorial Debate This Sunday

As the March 2018 primaries in Illinois approach, the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA) has teamed up with Our Revolution Illinois and several other organizations to co-sponsor a gubernatorial debate.

As you know, Illinois’ governor can have a significant impact on the funding that comes -- or does not come -- to Chicago Public Schools. So join us on Sunday, October 8, 2017 to hear the Democratic candidates for governor speak about their experiences and platforms.

CPAA Sponsors Free Retirement Seminars for School Leaders

CPAA is an affiliate of the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA). Representatives from AFSA will be leading seminars aimed at explaining programs and issues that will affect those who are retired or will be retiring in the near future.

Workshops will be held on the following:

Medicare/Social Security

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

PACE ADA Paratransit Services and AARP Volunteer Opportunities

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Advance/Estate Planning

March 13, 2018

Rahm Emanuel’s Math: The Relative Worth of Chicago’s Black and Brown Children

Raw Scale

The Nauseating Racial Discrimination of Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Public Schools

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Graphic developed by Troy Laraviere and designed by Anthony Moser of DesignVolunteers.org
Download a PDF of this infographic here.

CPAA Legislative Update: A Small Victory for Public Schools

What Happened?

How CPS Prevents Students from Receiving Special Education Services

CLICK HERE TO VIEW CPAA'S DELAY AND DENY TIMELINE

CPAA has developed a timeline depicting two real-life examples of CPS principals appealing to central office officials to use funds for special education student needs. These funds were already in the school budgets, but frozen, pending the outcome of the appeals.